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Optometrists and eye clinics in Rock County, WI

The optometrists and eye clinics in Rock County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #80 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$93.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,389 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,472
+1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Rock County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #80 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.

Households in Rock County spend about $93.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,389 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.7M per practice, 49% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Rock County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Rock County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 8,400 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Rock County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Rock County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRock CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.04.14.1
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8,4006,8315,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,389$1,435$1,288
Median household income$75,673$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7871

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Rock County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Rock County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,472+1.7% since 2020
Households
67,201
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
229
Median household income
$75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,984
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
69,632
Daytime population
154,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Rock County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, WI82173.0$5.2M+1.8%#36 of 1,302
2Eau Claire County, WI80153.4$4.2M+3.0%#57 of 1,302
3Rock County, WI78203.0$4.7M+1.7%#80 of 1,302
4Dodge County, WI7792.5$5.5M−0.3%#89 of 1,302
5Portage County, WI7662.0$6.9M+2.2%#106 of 1,302
6Calumet County, WI7662.8$5.4M+2.9%#108 of 1,302
7Chippewa County, WI7672.6$5.3M+1.9%#109 of 1,302
8Walworth County, WI74122.8$5.3M+0.8%#129 of 1,302
9Grant County, WI7252.5$5.3M+0.9%#157 of 1,302
10Marathon County, WI71193.3$4.3M+1.0%#183 of 1,302

Other business types in Rock County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Rock County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 optometrists and eye clinics in Rock County. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Rock County, WI spend on medical and dental services?

About $93.3M a year, or $1,389 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,201 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rock County, WI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Rock County has 3.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Rock County would have about 30, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,400 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Rock County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Rock County at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. Median household income in Rock County is $75,673, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Rock County scores 78 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #80 of 1,302 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Rock County

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